Sunday, December 27, 2015

How to bring more Magic into 2016

The
prompt for today from the #MagicSeeker2016Tarot challenge on
IG hosted by@ghostkittenartis: What energy do I need to
help me cultivate more Magic in 2016? I used the Wildwood Tarot to answer this
question:

My first
card was the Eight of Pentacles – Skill.

This
card is all about developing new skills and practicing both the new as the older
ones. This requires perseverance, patience and self discipline. At first glance
not the card I would have expected to draw. It seems that magic is more about
hard work than about waving your magic wand.

For some
more clarification I drew The page of
Arrows – Wren.

This page
advocates fortitude through difficulties, daring and agility and determination.
All good attributes for practicing our skills. It feels like he also wants me
to be really open to new possibilities and broaden my horizon both practical as
spiritual. Narrow mindedness is something he loathes intensely.

Next I drew
the Two of Arrows which
clarifies the reason for the first two cards.

Here we see a pregnant blindfolded woman immobilized
by false assumptions, twisted ideas and most of all by fear. This card shows me
that the previous two are an encouraging promise to bring magic into 2016. If I
want to give birth to new life, I have to let go of my fears and insecurities
and then I will be able to truly embrace my creativity, to be open for new ways
of thinking and to practice and hone my skills. This is “Big Magic” indeed!

8 comments:

That hand print on the Eight of Stones makes me think of an artist's signature. He seems to be practicing his skills alone rather than in a group. The pregnant woman was a great choice for this card - will she keep the baby or give it away? If she keeps it, there will be time and energy required of her. Which sort of circles around back to the first card... :)

"alone rather than in a groupJust the way I like it. I wouldn't feel comfortable to practice my drawing in a group :) Too much pressure and expectations.These three cards do create some kind of loop indeed :D

For me, that Eight of Stones expresses something profound about magic. It does take dedication. It can still be a lot of fun, and it's true that the more you practice, the more you get from it. Rather like meditation, too. The benefits are cumulative, they add up over time. Still, you can enjoy each spell, each ritual, each meditation for itself, each moment of sinking into the flow of pencil, pen or brush to paper. The joy is in finding things that you enjoy doing again and again, in different variations and forms :D

you have described perfectly how I feel about making art. A few days ago I've discovered how wonderful it is to work with oil pastels. This medium is so different than the ones I am used to.But the act of making art is still the same. Humming, flowing and enjoying it so much